The weather, the colors, the fun, this is what we live for in MN! We took Regan to Augsburg Park last weekend for a few pictures of fall in Minnesota. This Friday we'll head to Hyland Ski area to view the colors from the top of the ski hills. Then Saturday we head to Duluth in hopes of catching a glimpse of more fall colors.
It's hard to see beyond the date on the picture, but yes, that is Regan standing next to her first poppy in the big girl chair! Now we know we take too many pictures, but this is a big step! Mommy didn't actually believe her when she got off the potty and said "poopy flush" since that is a common phrase for her. Much to her surprise, there really was poopy to flush! We're not getting too excited, potty training isn't really going anywhere fast. But eventually we all figure it out, right?
Regan has started asking to go "pee pee" or "poop" like a big girl! Since our bathroom is so tiny we don't have room for a potty chair her size; I'm hearing this is a good thing since it's pretty gross to empty. Today she agreed to sit on the potty and enjoyed reading a book and hanging out with mom. Dad had to capture how cute she looked sitting cross legged reading herself a story. Someday she won't like us for this picture!
On our way home from New Ulm Sunday we stopped at Emma Krumbee's to see the scarecrow contest, pumpkins, petting zoo and other fun fall activities. Regan was incredibly camera shy today so nearly every picture she turned away. Thankfully we got this one where she is sitting on top of a mound of pumpkins; you can tell she was in her glory. 
This weekend we traveled to New Ulm for mommy's friends wedding. Saturday morning, Regan found an interesting hat....an empty garbage can, ick! Thankfully, Papa has a large collection of hats and they seemed to satisfy her need to put something on her head.
No, this won't be her Halloween costume this year :) We were getting ready for a bath last night and mommy took Regan's ponytail out and she looked like a peacock! Her "ouches" are finally starting to heal from last weekend; falling over her own two feet on a regular basis makes waking up unsafe.
Regan enjoyed a play date with Liam Helm over the weekend. She was pretty cute doing her best to share her toys, no major conflicts so that makes for a more relaxing evening!
Regan slept through most of the first Vikings game, but that was ok with mom and dad because it gave us the opportunity to watch the entire game! She did manage to turn towards the tv and cheer along side mom and dad during a portion of the game; she didn't know what she was cheering for, but it was super cute!
Yes, I realize this stereo is more than antique, it's so old that even Regan has figured out how to use it! She loves to push all the buttons and knows exactly how to turn it on and off, which by the way, she takes pleasure in doing everytime she walks past it!
We spent last Friday with all 4 grandparents at the MN State Fair. As you can see, Regan fell asleep on mommy's back, yet her nap didn't last real long. We enjoyed lots of yummy {non-fat, right?} food! We had hoped to take Regan down the Giant Slide (a yearly favorite) but she was nearly sleeping on grandpa Leo's back at the time and we didn't want to disturb her slumber. It was funny to hear daddy put an end to all the greasy food she was eating.....although everyone else kept on going! Until next year
At least they were "light" chips, right? Regan found the bag of chips laying on the table last week and took it upon herself to climb onto the chair for a snack. It was pretty adorable, until she dumped the bag and every crumb landed on the kitchen floor!
We played beauty shop on this rainy afternoon and fortunately, mommy was faster than daddy at grabbing the camera so it was he who got his picture taken! Regan did a lovely job at putting "badets" aka barretts in his hair. 
Regan turned 18 months old yesterday; what a milestone. It seems between 12 and 18 months, she has probably changed the most, or at least it's been the most notable. Just this week she reluctantly gave up her pacifier and that was not an easy task. We "forgot" it at Nana's last weekend and we haven't seen it since! She has done amazingly well without it, although the first few naps/nights were painful~maybe more for mom than Regan. The first night, as Regan finally drifted off to sleep, mommy was rocking her and could hear her making a sucking noise with her tongue, that was enough to bring tears to mommy's eyes. As painful as it was, we knew it had to be done. Just 5 nights later, she's peacefully able to fall asleep without it. She also transitioned from two daily naps to just one daily nap this week. This has been a big change for mommy and daddy, but Regan's doing well with all the time she gets to play now. 
Rehersal for Ashley/Jamie's wedding was Friday evening and Regan did quite well! She basically bolted up the aisle after daddy informed her that mommy had a present waiting for her at the front; but it worked! This picture is a little fuzzy....that just shows how fast she was running!
which is pretty much any night in Regan's book. However, tonight was beautiful and we're lucky we got her to come inside for dinner and a diaper change! While daddy spent the evening watering the grass (yet again), mommy and Regan went for a bike ride and played in the yard.
...or at least that is what Regan would like us to think. She's officially decided she is no longer wearing a bib, no matter what we're eating (and she feeds herself these days). In other words, look out Shane, we've got a lot of pictures you'd probably rather not see! Tonight she had some yogurt with dinner and I think more ended up on her dress than in her mouth, but who's keeping track?
Although this has nothing to do with Regan, it's a pretty funny story! I think the conversation went something like this: 
